Sanitary butter dispenser



y 22, 1952 H. E. YOUNG ETAL SANITARY BUTTER DISPENSER 5 Sheets-SheetFiled July 17, 1950 IIIIIIIIII Henry E. Young George M. Famham INVENTORSy 1952 H. E. YOUNG ET AL 2,603,868

SANITARY BUTTER DISPENSER Filed July 17, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.' 2

Henry E. Young George 1/. Fara/ram INVENTORS- H. E. YOUNG ET AL SANITARYBU TTER DISPENSER July 22, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed July 17. 1950 m mn m F V e m w Henry E. Young INVENTORS W a Attorney! Patented July 22,1952 SANITARY BUTTER DISPENSER Henry E..Young and George V. Farnham,Knoxville, Tenn.; assignors, by mesne assignments, of forty-two andone-half per cent to said Young, forty-two and one-half per cent to saidFarnham, four per cent to Robert Edward Anderson, four percent to BoydW. Cox, two per cent to Neal B. Spahr, all of Knoxville, Tenn.,

7 and five per cent to Bernard R. Waller and Helen F. Hayes, jointlyApplication July 17 1950, Serial No. 174,320

Claims.

This invention relates to the class of cooking utensils, and moreparticularly to an apparatus for dispensing butter in small pats forserving on a table, and is an improvement over Patent No. 2,553,621,issued May 22, 1951.

An object of this invention is to provide a butter cutter having acylindrical casing into which a plurality of oblong rectangular sectionsof butter may be placed and by a simple manipulation of the plunger apat of butter will be cut from each of the sticks of butter insuccessive order so that theymay be deposited upon, a butter tray.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device which willdeliver a great number of,

butter pats in a desired shape without necessitating unsanitary handlingthereof as will happen when handled in the usual manner in commercialeating establishments, hotels and restaurants.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide means for keeping thebutter sticks used in;the invention chilled so that they will sliceeasily in order to deliver pats with sharp outlines so as to enhancetheir appetizing appearance.

A still further object of the invention is to provide-a device of thetype disclosed which may be easily disassembled for washing and cleaningso as to preserve the device in a sanitary condition, I I I Stillfurtherobjects of the invention reside in the provision of a butter dispensingdevice that is strong, durable, convenient in operation, simple inconstruction and manufacture, pleasing in appearance and quiteinexpensive to manufacture.

These, together with the various ancillary objects of the inventionwhich will become apparent as the following description proceeds areattained by this sanitary butter dispenser, a

preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated in theaccompanying'drawings, of example only, wherein: V

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the sanitary butter dispenser;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view as taken along the planeof line 2-2 in Figure 1;

by way .Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken along the plane ofline 3--3 in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view as taken along the plane of line4-4 in Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional detail showing the operating mechanismforming one part of the present invention;

Figure 6" is a horizontal sectional detail as,

2 taken along the plane of line 6-6 in Figure 5;

Figure! is anenlarged sectional detail showing the manner in whichthebutter-cutting wire is secured to the upper plate and c I Figure 8 isa detail view showing the manner in which the upper plate of the base issecured to the other portions thereof. c

With continuing referenceto the accompanying drawings, wherein likereference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views,the reference numeral I0 generally designates a base which iscylindrical in shape and which has an upper plate l2 secured thereon andheld by means of screws l4 which are secured in the cover 12 and whichare adapted to engage within'slots I6 formed in the cylindrical basemember 10 so as to form a bayonet connection between the two elements.Positioned on the upper plate l2 of the base III is a cylindrical casingl8 and an inner casing 19 for reception of ice, the casing member l8which has a base plate 20 having a plurality of openings therethrough asindicated at 22 about which upwardly extending flanges 24 are positionedin order that retaining walls 26 may be secured thereto in order thatbutter chutes 28 may be removably positioned therein.

The chutes 28 are adapted to receive rectangular slabs or sticks orbutter 30 and the cover members 32 of the chutes 28 have eyes 34attached thereto from which weights 36 are suspended by means ofsuitable chains or strings, as indicated at 38. The casing I8 isprovided with a detachably mounted upper cover 40.

Formed in the upper plate l2 of the base I0 is a suitable aperture 42which is adapted to become aligned with the openings 22 in the bottomplate 20 of the casing I8 upon rotation of the casing I8. is an L-shapedbracket 44. The bracket 44 is provided with a slot 46 for reception of abolt and nut member 48 which is adapted to support and adjust platform50 at a given height so that when one of the sticks of butter comes torest on the platform 50, a pat of butter will be cut of the height equalto the distance between the wire cutting member 52 which is supported bylugs 54 struck from the plate l2 and the platform 50.

Slidably supported in guides 56 depending from the upper plate I2 is aplunger 58 which has attached thereto a bracket member Gllhaving asupporting plate 62 for removably receiv ing a butter tray 64 on whichthe pat of butter cut by the wire cutter 52 can be deposited. The

of the base;

Positioned below the upper plate 12-- to be unnecessary.-

plunger 58 is also provided with an upwardly extending pin or screw. 66whichis adapted to become engaged within the slot 68 in the ratchet arm10, which ratchet arm is pivotally mounted relative to the sprocketwheel 12, whichsprocket wheel 12 is secured by means of key M to a shaft16 as at 18 to the lower plate 20 of the'casing l8. Pivotally mounted onthe ratchet arm ill by means of pin 80 is a ratchet detent. 8,2 which isspringpressed by coil spring and held into engagement with the teeth ofthe ratchet wheel 12. Hence, upon actuation of the plunger 58 theratchet wheel 12 will be rotated, thus rotating the entire casing l8 andthe attached butter chutes in the casing so as to urge a different oneof the butter chutes to permit itsstick of butter 30 to pass through theopening 52 in the base plate It so as to drop onto the platform 50 forsubsequent engagement with the wire cutter 52. Withdrawal of the plunger58 permits engagement of the detent 82 with a subsequent tooth of ther'atchet wheel 12, 'andthus pats of butter are cut from successivesticks of butter.

Supporting the ratchet wheel 12 is a tubular member 86 which has securedthereto cruciform braces 88 and 90 which are attached to the sides ofthe base l8. Downwardly extending from the braces 88 and 90 are suctioncups 92 or any other suitable resilient support. 7

Since, from the foregoing, the construction and advantages of thissanitary butter dispenser are readily apparent, further description isbelieved However, since numerous modifications will readily occur tothose skilledin the art after a consideration of the foregoingspecificationand accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limittheinvention to the precise embodiment shown and described, but allsuitable modifications and equivalents may be readily resorted to whichfall within the scope of the appended claims. I

Having described the claimed as new is:

' l. A sanitary butter dispensing apparatus comprising a base, said basehaving an upper wall, an aperturein said upper wall, a cylindricalcasing rotatably mounted on said base, said casing having a lowerretaining wall, said retaining wall having a plurality of openingstherethrough, a plurality of butter chutes supported bysaid retainingwall,'said chutes being in alignment with said openings, a platformpositionedbelow said aperture in said upper wall, said openingsselectively aligning withsaid aperture, butter'cutting means carried bysaid upper wall, and means to rotate said casing to urge a butter stickin one of said chutes and "resting on said platform to engage saidbutter cutting means, said last-recited means'including a plunger, and abutter tray secured to said plunger for receiving pats of butter cutfrom a stick of butter resting on said platform, a ratchet wheels'ec'ured'to said casing, a ratchet arm pivotally attached to saidcasing, said plunger engaging said arm and a resiliently mounted detentcarried by saidarm engaging said wheel to rotate s'aidcasing uponactuation of said plunger.

2. In a sanitary butter dispensing apparatus having a base, said basehaving an upper wall, said upper wall having an aperture, acylindricalcasing rotatablymounted on said'base, said casin -having a lowerretaining wall, said retaining wall having a plurality of openingstherethrough, a plurality of butter chutes supported by saidreinvention, what is 'wall, and means to rotate said casing to urge abutter stick in one of said chutes and resting on said platform toengage said butter cutting means, said rotating means comprising aplunger, a butter tray secured to said plunger for receiving pats ofbutter cut from a stick of butter resting on the platform, a ratchetwheel secured to said casing, a ratchet armpivotally attached to saidcasing, said plunger engaging said arm and a resiliently mounted detentcarried by said arm engaging said wheel to rotate said casing uponactuation of said plunger, said plunger having pin means upwardlyextending therefrom, a slot in said arm, said pin being received in saidslot.

3. A sanitary butter dispensing apparatus comprising a base, said basehaving an upper wall. an aperture in said upper wall, a cylindricalcasing rotatably mounted on said base, said casing having a lowerretaining wall, said retaining wall having a plurality ofopeningstherethrough, a plurality of butter chutes supported by said retainingwall, said chutes being in alignment with said openings, a platformpositioned below said aperture in said. upper wall, said openingsselectively aligning with said aperture, butter cutting means carried bysaid upper-wall, means to rotate said casing to urge a butter stick inone of said chutes and resting on said platform to engage said buttercutting means, and means carried by said upper wall to raise or lowersaid platform to determine the thickness of the pat of butter to be cut,said means to rotate said casing including a plunger, and a butter traysecured tosaid plunger for receiving pats of butter cut from a stick ofbutter resting on said platform.

4'. A sanitary butter dispensing apparatus comprising a base, said basehaving an upper wall, an aperture in said upper wall, acylindricalcasi'ng rotatably mounted on said base, said casing having alower retaining wall, said retaining wall having a plurality of openingstherethrough, a plurality of butter chutes supported by said retainingwall, said chutes being inalignment with said openings, a platformpositioned below said aperture in said upper wall, said openingsselectively aligning with said aperture, butter cutting means carried bysaid upper wall, and means to rotate-said casing to urge a butter stickin one of said chutes and restingon said platform to engage-said buttercutting-means, and means carried by said upper wall to raise or lowersaid platform to determine the thickness of the pat of butter to be out,said means to rotate said casing including a plunger, and a butter traysecured to said plunger for receiving pats of butter cut from a stick ofbutter resting on saidplaftorm, a ratchet wheel secured to said casing,a ratchet arm pivotally attached to said casing, said plunger engagingsaid arm and a resiliently mounted'detent carried by said arm engagingsaid wheel to'rotate said casing upon actuation of said plunger.-

' ing a lower'retaining wall, said retaining wall aperture in said upperwall, said openings selectively aligning with said aperture, buttercutting means carried by said upper wall, and means to rotate saidcasing to urge a butter stick in one of said chutes and resting on saidplatform to engage said butter cutting means, and means carried by saidupper Wall to raise or lower said platform to determine the thickness ofthe pat of butter to be out, said means to rotate said casing comprisinga plunger, a butter tray secured to said plunger for receiving pats ofbutter cut from a stick of butter resting on said platform, a ratchetwheel secured to said casing, a ratchet arm pivotalli attached to saidcasing, said plunger engaging said arm and a resiliently mounted detentcarried by said arm engaging said wheel to rotate said casing uponactuation of said plunger, said plunger having pin means upwardlyextend- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in thefile of this patent:

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